Table 1 R = MC² Heuristic: Components, Subcomponents, and Definitions

General Capacity

Organizational innovativeness

Openness to change in general.

Resource utilization

Ability to acquire and allocate resources, including time, money, effort, and technology.

Organizational culture

Norms and values of how things are done in our organization.

Organizational climate

The feeling of being part of this organization.

Leadership

Effectiveness of the organization’s leaders.

Learning climate

The feeling of having enough time for reflection after trying something new.

Staff capacities

Having enough of the right people to get things done.

Organizational structure

The method by which work flows through an organization.

Innovation-specific capacity

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

Sufficient abilities to do the innovation.

Program champion

A well-connected person who supports and models the innovation.

Implementation climate

The extent to which the innovation will be rewarded, supported, and expected within an organization.

Inter-organizational relationships

Relationships between organizations that support the innovation.

Intra-organizational relationships

Relationships within the organization that support the innovation.

Motivation

Simplicity

The innovation seems simple to use.

Priority

The innovation is important compared to other things the setting does.

Relative advantage

The innovation seems better than what the setting is currently doing.

Compatibility

The innovation fits with how the setting does things.

Trialability

The degree to which the innovation can be tested and experimented with.

Observability

Ability to see that the innovation is leading to desired outcomes.